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FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026- Group Stage: Magnus Carlsen dominates the field

14/02/2026 -

Magnus Carlsen dominates the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. In the group stage, Magnus scored 4.5/7 points to secure first place in the round-robin event, and as a reward, he got the chance to choose his opponent for the semi-finals. The other 3 players who secured the position in the top 4 are Vincent Keymer, Fabiano Caruana, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Magnus will take on Nodirbek in the semifinals today, while Vincent will face Caruana. Arjun Erigaisi won a beautiful game against Carlsen, but he lost his last game against Fabiano Caruana, and with it, the possibility of him becoming FIDE Freestyle Chess World Champion this year is over. The semifinals will be played on Saturday, February 14, at Local Time 3:00 pm CET/ 7:30 pm IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy/Chessbase India

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Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club celebrates its 4th anniversary with Rs.500,000 rapid and blitz rating event

14/02/2026 -

On 19th March 2026, the ChessBase India Chess Club at Phoenix Marketcity Mall will complete 4 years. To celebrate this milestone, we are organising the 4th Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club FIDE Rapid and Blitz Tournaments 2026 on 28th February and 1st March at Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity Mall, Kurla, Mumbai. Both events are FIDE-rated, with a total prize fund of Rs. 3 lakh for Rapid and Rs. 2 lakh for Blitz. Read on to find all the event details and registration information.

Nitish Belurkar clear first at 3rd Late Smt Sunandabai Dayanand Bandodkar Memorial Blitz Rating 2026

13/02/2026 -

Top seed IM Nitish Belurkar of Goa scored 9.5/10 points to win the title of Late Smt. Sunandabai Dayanand Bandodkar Memorial Blitz FIDE Rating Tournament 2026. Mandar Lad Pradip scored 9/10 points to secure second place; he lost his only game against Nitish in the 7th round. IM Rahul Sangma secured third place with 8/10 points. The total prize fund of the event was ₹1,00,000, with top 3 prizes of ₹12,000, ₹10,000, and ₹8,000 respectively. The tournament was organised by the Tiswadi Taluka Chess Association under the aegis of the Goa Chess Association on 30th and 31st January 2026 at the Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji, Goa. Photos: IA Arvind Mhamal

Books that helped Andy Woodward convert winning positions

13/02/2026 -

Converting a winning position is one of the toughest skills in chess. Many players build an advantage only to see it slip away at the final stage. This article looks at how Andy Woodward mastered this crucial aspect of the game. From solving endgame studies at a young age to relying on classic chess books, Andy built strong technique, calculation, and patience. These skills played a key role in his Tata Steel Challengers 2026 win. This article offers valuable lessons for players at every level. Photo: Lennart Ootes

Apoorv Kamble wins SixDays Budapest January 2026 GM Round Robin

13/02/2026 -

Apoorv Kamble of Karnataka clinched the title of SixDays Budapest January 2026 GM Round Robin Group (B). Apoorv was unbeaten throughout the event. He won 3 games and drew his other 6 games to score 6/9 points. FM Palczert Matyas of Hungary and IM Krallis Christos also scored 6/9 points, but Apoorv secured the first place on a better tiebreak score. Apoorv also scored his 5th IM norm in the tournament. It was a round-robin event with time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment, organized by SixDays Chess in Budapest at the tournament hall of the Hungarian Chess Federation from 25th to 30th January. The next SixDays Budapest event will be conducted from 19th to 24th March. Photos: Apoorv Kamble, Michael Yip

Charvi - the girl who broke 2300 Elo at the age of just 11 years!

12/02/2026 -

11-year-old FM Charvi A made an amazing jump last year. She climbed from 1900 to 2300 in live rating. Former World Under-8 Girls Champion and former Under-8 and Under-10 National Champion, Charvi is now the second youngest girl ever to cross the 2300 Elo mark. Her disciplined habit of analysing games independently, without using an engine, has been a major factor behind her rise. Read the full article to see how this young prodigy thinks, trains, and confidently takes on stronger players.

The school teacher who is building a chess movement in Nagaland

12/02/2026 -

“Nobody wanted to learn chess — because they didn’t know what chess was.” That is how Mengise Haikam describes the beginning of his journey in Peren, Nagaland. Today, his initiative spans 11 schools and has produced a FIDE-rated tournament for rural students. As Gift of Chess expands to the state, his story stands as proof of what one committed teacher can build.

Photo: Mengise Haikam

IM Rahul Sangma victorious at Late Shri Vasudeva V. Dempo Memorial Fide Rating 2026

12/02/2026 -

IM Rahul Sangama of RSPB emerged champion at the Late Shri Vasudeva V. Dempo Memorial Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, held at the historic Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji. Displaying consistent and dominant play, he remained undefeated throughout the tournament, scoring an impressive 8/9 rounds. GM Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury of RSPB secured second place with 7.5/9 points, while IM Saravana Krishnan P finished third with 7/9 points. The tournament was organised by Tiswadi Taluka Chess Association, held at the Institute Menezes Braganza AC Hall, Panaji, in Goa from 27th January to 1st February 2026. Photos: IA Arvind Mhamal

Alisher Suleymenov wins Chola Chess GM Norm Round Robin, Ethan Vaz second, Ameya Audi third

11/02/2026 -

Kazakh Grandmaster Alisher Suleymenov is the Champion of the Chola Chess GM Norm Round Robin Tournament. Alisher drew against IM Ameya Audi in the final round in a hard-fought battle, sealing the tournament victory with 6/9 points. IM Ethan Vaz secured second place with 5.5/9 points and a better tiebreak score than IM Ameya Audi, who lost his game against Ethan in round 2 of the event. Ameya scored 5.5/9 points to secure third place, but he barely missed his GM norm by half a point as his last game against Alisher ended in a draw. The event was successfully organized at Chola Chess, Chennai, from 3rd to 11th February. Photos: Chola Chess/Himank Ghosh

GM Swapnil Dhopade’s Chess Pathshala opens its offline academy in Nagpur

11/02/2026 -

India's 40th Grandmaster, Swapnil Dhopade, has been deeply involved in chess coaching for over six years. He founded Chess Pathshala as an online chess academy in 2019 and has worked with some of India’s finest talents. Among his students are World Junior Rapid Champion Raunak Sadhwani and two-time National Junior Girls Champion Shubhi Gupta. Swapnil has also worked with several International Masters and Grandmasters over the years. Now, Chess Pathshala is set to take its next step with the launch of an offline academy in Nagpur. In this interview, Swapnil speaks about his coaching journey and his vision behind offline training. Photo: Official website

Chola Chess GM Norm RR Round 8: Ameya Audi to face Alisher in the final round

11/02/2026 -

In the penultimate round of the Chola Chess International GM Norm Round Robin Tournament, Alisher Suleymenov won his game against Akshay Borgaonkar to gain the sole lead going into the last round. Ethan Vaz suffered a tough loss against Boyer Mahel in an important clash, as it's now not possible for Ethan to score the norm. Ameya Audi drew his game against Delgado Ramírez Neuris to remain in the battle for first place. In the final round, it's a clash between Ameya Audi and Alisher Suleymenov for the title and Ameya's GM norm. The final round starts on 11th February at 10:30 am IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Gukesh awarded with Titan of the Year 2026

10/02/2026 -

Titan, a leading watch manufacturing company of India, has its annual award, the Titan of the Year award, which it confers to someone special each year. For the year 2026, they decided to choose the youngest world champion in the history of chess, Gukesh Dommaraju. On 6th of February, the event was held in Mumbai and we bring you some moments from the event in this article.

Sakthi Group Tamil Nadu 41st–44th IM Norm Tournament: A Rich Harvest of IM Norms

10/02/2026 -

The Sakthi Group Tamil Nadu 41st to 44th IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament commenced the very same evening when the Sakthi Group 16th Chennai Grandmasters Open finished. Within a remarkable span of just one hour, four IM norm tournaments were flagged off at Hotel Royal Residency, Chennai, a first in the history of Indian chess, with four norm events being conducted simultaneously under one roof. With 19 foreign masters and 21 Indian norm aspirants in contention, the field was evenly divided into four groups of ten players each, competing in the 41st to 44th IM Norm Events. Photos: IA R. Srivatsan

How an 18-year-old went from 1900 to 2400 to become an International Master

10/02/2026 -

When Nikhil Dixit started his chess journey, he used to play in a lot of tournaments in Pune. He would often see many 2200–2300 rated players, who are now his friends. At that time, as a young kid, he used to feel that one day he had to reach 2200, and that felt like the best-case scenario for him. It was his biggest dream back in 2009 or 2010. He got his initial rating of 1787, and it quickly jumped to 1850. It was a good boost, but he didn't think he was that strong at the time. It took him a long time to cross the 2000 barrier, and in this article, he is going to discuss his journey from 1900 to 2400, hoping that some points can benefit other players. Photo: IA Vivek Sohani

Chola Chess GM Norm RR Round 7: Ethan Vaz and Ameya Audi in joint lead, going into the penultimate round

09/02/2026 -

Ethan Vaz and Ameya Audi scored important wins in round 7 of the Chola Chess International GM Norm Round Robin Tournament. Ethan Vaz won his game against the event leader Alisher Suleymenov with the white pieces, while Ameya Audi won his game against Girel Joseph to stay in the race for a GM norm. Ethan and Ameya are now on 4.5/7 points. In another decisive game, Harsh Suresh lost against Boyer Mahel. The last two games between Aronyak Ghosh and Mayank Chakraborty, Akshay Borgaonkar and Delgado Ramirez Neuris, ended in a draw. The 8th round starts on 10th February at 2 PM IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

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